Commemorative State Quarter
for North Dakota

Coin Issued: August 28, 2006 - the 4th coin released in 2006

Statehood: November 2, 1889 - the 39th State (North Dakota and South Dakota both were admitted on the same day)

Inscription: "North Dakota 1889"

Description: A pair of American bison with the sun setting behind a butte that represents North Dakota's Badlands region.

At the bottom of the coin is the issue date (2006) and the motto "E Pluribus Unum". The motto is Latin for "Out of Many, One", recognizing that out of the many colonies (or states) emerged a single nation.

Engravers: The Reverse design (the State-side of the Quarter) was created by Donna Weaver (search an actual coin for the engraver's initials: 'dw').

The original Observe design (the front or Washington-side of the Quarter) was created by John Flanagan and first appeared in 1932. For the 50 State Quarters series, Flanagan's design was modified by William Cousins: the portrait of Washington was slightly reduced to accomodate the moving of the legends from the Reverse to the Obverse.

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America-the-Beautiful Quarter Series:

The quarter for the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (located at Medora, ND) will be issued in 2016. It will be the fourth coin issued in 2016 and the 34th coin (of 56) in the America-the-Beautiful Quarter series.

The following quarters will be issued in 2016: Shawnee National Forest (Illinois), Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Kentucky), Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (West Virginia), Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota) & Fort Moultrie/Fort Sumter National Monuments (South Carolina).